wrysgan

Hello lads, I'm chuffed with this one... WRYSGAN SLATE QUARRY GWYNEDD, WALES. So, where to start... Wrysgan is one of many underground slate mines that are cluttered throughout Snowdonia. This mine in particular is one of the smaller ones, outputting 3000 tonnes of finished slate per year...

1. The History Wrysgan slate quarry is located near to the village of Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. It initially started to be worked in the 1830s, and then continuously from 1850 right up until 1946. The underground slate quarry is 1,400 feet above sea level and sits high on the...

For a few trips Wrysgan had been our back up mine on the way back to the car from another mine but turned out to be our back up mine following Croesor on the other side of the hill. Also while Wrysgan is one of the closest mines from the parking spot its still a bloody darn good hike!! Defending...

Hello once again lads. Today I present you with a place that's very far from home for me. Wrysgan Slate Quarry - FFestiniog You're probably wondering how a southerner like me got up here. To put it simply, I was on a family holiday, where after using a bit of good old Google maps, I spotted...

Wrysgan Slate Quarry and the tail of fail! History Wrysgan is situated above Llyn Tanygrisiau 1390 feet above sea level it is a remote and inaccessible site. It was opened in the 1830's, the first mill was built in 1854, there was however a second mill built on a lower level in 1865...

The first report from what was a grey, cloudy but strangely beautiful day in the mountains around Blaenau Ffestiniog. Some History first. After, what seems to be becoming a regular journey to Blaenau Ffestiniog, myself and trancentral got our wellies on (no footwear fails this time) and...

Bit of a spur of the moment explore, alarm went off early so decided to head up to North Wales. History Perched high up the steep rocky eastern flanks of Moel-yr-hydd, and on the opposite side of the valley to the huge Cwmorthin quarry, Wrysgan is not a big mine - but it is a spectacular...